Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 290 Quye River ([-])
After a bang, the Xixia infantry team looked like it had been chewed by a dog, and more than 200 people fell at the front of the team.

There were 200 casualties in just one breath. This casualty was extremely astonishing. This change caused the footsteps of the Xixia people on the front line to stop.However, compared with the 300 people in the Xixia attack wave, 3000 people were not enough to collapse the offensive, and the people behind were still pushing the soldiers in front to move forward.

After the gunpowder smoke rose, the Yanyan Road militiamen in the ditch pulled the muzzled gun from the mound beside the ditch, wrapped their hands in a wet cloth roughly, reached into the muzzle, wiped and cleaned the inside of the gun, and then Wipe off the water with a dry cloth, pack the gunpowder bag, wooden gun and bullets tied together into the gun chamber, then set up the gunpowder on the mound of soil, press it down with a cloth bag filled with soil, and align the muzzle with the The Xixia man who could see his eyebrows and eyes clearly ignited the explosives.

With a detonation, the gunpowder gas pushes Mu Songzi to push the bullet pack containing 42 bullets out of the muzzle.The moment the bullet package flew out of the muzzle, the sudden drop in air pressure tore the sackcloth that wrapped the bullet, and the broad bean-sized bullets were thrown out, splashing fragments of shields, armor, and minced meat in the Xixia queue.

Between the two shots of the muzzle gun, a group of militia soldiers poked their heads out of the trench, put the huge wooden plank behind the thick gun barrel on the shoulder pads tied to their shoulders, and slightly aimed at the Xixia formation through the gun barrel. Then use your fingers to hook the gunpowder, and the matchlock frame connected to the gunk will fall down from the upright state, just in time for the matchlock to touch the bomb on the fire gate, and the bomb will ignite the gunpowder in the gun chamber to drive the projectile to Xixia At the same time, the huge recoil also hit the soldier's shoulders numb.

At such a short distance, a projectile with a diameter of 2 millimeters has huge kinetic energy. Even if it hits a person after smashing a shield, it is enough to cause bones and tendons to be broken like a heavy hammer.

After firing the blunderbuss, the militia fighters immediately left the edge of the trench, moved out of the way, and let the second row of people fire the blunderbuss.They themselves retreated to the rear, opened the matchlock clip, removed the matchstick, cleaned the gun bore with a cleaning rod, took out a cardboard tube coated with lard from the leather box at their waist, bit off the top, and put a piece of paper tube Bite the lead bullets wrapped in the paper tube into the mouth, pour the gunpowder in the other paper tube into the gun bore, and pestle it firmly with a blower, then stuff the lead bullets into the gun barrel and pound it twice with a steel blower, and then put the The remaining gunpowder in the paper tube is sprinkled on the fire door as bombardment, and finally the matchlock is blown twice to ensure that the matchstick burns normally, and then it is clamped on the matchlock clip, and the fire gun is put on and waits for the order.

At this time, the third row of gunners had finished firing their guns, and the officers issued an order, and the gunners who were the first to let go of their guns came to the edge of the trench again and pushed the wooden brackets of the guns on the shoulder pads to activate the guns.

Although the operation of the firecrackers is complicated, these militia fighters have fired the firecrackers many times in the suppression of bandits.In addition, they have been living under the threat of war all day long. Many of them have war experience, and they are not as nervous as the first brother who went to the battlefield for the first time. At this time, most of them operate the firecrackers faster than usual Some, three rows of gunmen fired guns one after another, just like popping beans without stopping.

After two rounds of firecrackers were let go, the sound of the gong sounded, and the firecracker player stopped firing the guns. Only the muzzle guns and the cannon were still roaring.The Xixia people also heard Ming Jin's voice, Zhe Kerou had ordered Zhe Kexing to lead the cavalry to rush out, and Yao Xi also led [-] infantry to follow in a strict formation.

Zhao Sheng rubbed his hands under Shuai's banner because Yao Gang was determined not to allow him to lead the charge in person.If it was only Yao Gang, he might still dare to jump on the horse and take a look ahead, but Zhe Yinghui was still standing behind him.His horseback riding and archery skills were all enlightened by Zhe Yinghui, and he was taught by Zhe Yinghui a lot since he was a child, so he didn't dare to move around due to his power, so he could only climb up the lookout pole and look in the direction of Fuzhou.Although the twilight was sinking, dust heads could also be seen rising. This was from the ambush soldiers hidden in Fuzhou City.

Weiming Mahu is also a battle-tested figure, so it cannot be said that he is not quick to respond.He knew he was in trouble when he saw his infantry take down several layers.Because both the Xixia Army and the Song Army will put the strongest soldiers in heavy armor in front. Many soldiers in the back row of the Xixia Army are completely unarmored. Armor-piercing soldiers rushed to die.

When he saw that the weapons of the Song army were constantly firing with explosions and spraying smoke, and with the cooperation of bows and crossbows, his infantry could not advance half a point, he immediately gave the order to retreat, but it was too late, his infantry had already Irreparably broken, turned and fled even without the order to retreat.The commander of the Song army was obviously a veteran, and he seized this opportunity very accurately, and chased after him. If he couldn't stop the Song army cavalry, the infantry, which was already in complete chaos, would have to be slaughtered.

Fortunately, he still has thousands of cavalry in his hands, which is nearly twice the cavalry of the Song people.He immediately ordered the cavalry to attack and attack the Song cavalry from both wings.Not long after the order was issued, a group of cavalry rushed over surrounded by a chief: "It's not good, the Song people ambushed an unknown number of people under the city of Linzhou, and they are coming here to kill us. We are invincible, and it won't take long. The time is coming for them. Hurry up and withdraw the army, after reporting to the Prime Minister, raise up the army and take revenge for today's incident!"

Wei Ming Mahu was shocked: "Why did you report this matter only now?"

The chief said anxiously: "The people of Song Dynasty are too cunning. They blocked our scouts with righteous courage, and they wore the uniform of righteous courage. They couldn't tell the difference for a while. Don't hesitate, general. If you don't withdraw your troops, it will be too late."

At this moment, several horses galloped in, and the cavalry immediately reported to Wei Ming Mahu: "A large number of Song troops in Fuzhou are marching westward, and they seem to cut off my back."

Wei Ming Mahu was embarrassed. Most of the infantry and some cavalry were entangled with the Song army, and they couldn't withdraw!Furthermore, the cavalry is easy to withdraw, but once the cavalry withdraws, the infantry who lose the cover of the cavalry are lambs to be slaughtered.The Song Army infantry faced the Xixia cavalry, and the Xixia infantry faced the Song Army cavalry even more so. What should we do?
Before he could make up his mind, the situation on the battlefield had taken a turn for the worse, and a chief beside him exclaimed: "The Song people are coming from the west!"

Wei Ming Mahu hurriedly turned his head and looked west. The sun made him squint his eyes, and he vaguely saw a cavalry with a fiery red banner fighting towards this side with the sun setting on the horizon as the background. People can only see the smoke and dust billowing.

Weiming Mahu knew that he had fallen into a trap this time, and he never dared to fight again, but as a proud warrior, he would never abandon his subordinates and run for his life in a hurry.He drew out his scimitar and shouted to the cavalry who followed him: "Follow me to get the people out, everyone retreat together!"

According to his idea, he gathered as many troops as possible, and then retreated with these troops, but when he took the cavalry to cover a group of infantry and left the battle, he was lucky enough to hit a parabola of a 5.5 mm iron ball , The steed under his crotch was taken away half of his body in an instant, and he was also thrown off the horse and fell into the running horses, and his leg was trampled.

The general was injured, and thousands of Xixia people fell into chaos. In the end, although most of the Xixia cavalry ran away, the infantry were chased and killed for thirty miles, and many died.If it wasn't for the darkness, these Xixia infantry would have been wiped out.

The torches by the Quye River illuminated the camp of the Song Army as if it were daytime. Zhao Sheng had stood straight outside the gate of the camp with his hands on his hips for two hours, so that every team he came back would be the first to see Huhui Human heads and captured captives.But after a long time, he suddenly felt a little bored, and turned around to ask Yao Gang who had been with him all the time: "Teacher, did you win this battle like this? It's really a bit..."

Yao Gang chuckled: "Isn't that the way to win? Isn't it fun? Isn't it thrilling enough? But once the thrilling starts, we don't know how many more people we will die. It's better like this."

Zhao Sheng blushed, and argued: "I mean, it is said that Xixia people are so good at fighting, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that."

Yao Gang said: "The Xixia people can fight because Li Yuanhao is good at using soldiers. At that time, my border ministers in the Song Dynasty did not understand military affairs. In fact, if you look carefully at the history of previous battles, you should be able to see who If you are well prepared, hide your intentions well, and can gain the initiative and mobilize the enemy, you will win in nine out of ten cases. We have done all of these this time, so it is easy to win. But this is just a small victory. It’s cheap, and the next battle will be the time to see the truth.”

(End of this chapter)